Alex Martin

3 days ago | naplesnews.com | Alex Martin

This is it. The final Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week poll is here. Each week during the school year, the Naples Daily News selects athletes that stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports and school nominations sent to [email protected] and our coverage. Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on naplesnews.com and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best.

1 week ago | naplesnews.com | Dustin Levy |Alex Martin

The state semifinal round is not unfamiliar territory for the Community School of Naples boys and girls lacrosse teams. However, this season marks the first time the Seahawks squads have both punched tickets to the Final Four, where the Class 1A action kicks off Thursday at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in Naples. The teams will face the top seeds, with the boys going up against Benjamin on Thursday and the girls facing American Heritage on Friday.

1 week ago | naplesnews.com | Ed Reed |Alex Martin |Dan Deluca |Dustin Levy

Southwest Florida baseball, softball, and track FHSAA playoff roundup for the week of May 5-10, 2025. Class 1A-Region 3St. John Neumann 4, Canterbury 3: The Celtics took Monday's game in dramatic fashion, with a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Cougars. Neumann overcame a 3-1 deficit in the seventh, when Cole Travers doubled in the left-center gap, before an error with the bases loaded plated the winning run. Canterbury opened the scoring in the fourth after J.T. Huether doubled, scoring one run.

1 week ago | naplesnews.com | Alex Martin

Each week during the school year, the Naples Daily News selects athletes that stood out the week before based on a combination of coach reports and school nominations sent to [email protected] and our coverage. Those athletes are put in a poll each Monday on naplesnews.com and you, our readers, vote on who you think did it best. The winners of the Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week poll receive a T-shirt provided by BSN Sports and a tote bag provided by USA Today High School Sports Awards.

1 week ago | naplesnews.com | Alex Martin

Thousands flocked to Naples once again for the US Open Pickleball Championships, where a handful of newcomers made their respective marks with gold and silver medals. Here are the results from the five championship matches on championship Saturday at the East Naples Community Park for the ninth edition of the US Open Pickleball Championships. Men's Pro DoublesJack Munro and Len Yang def.